2013 Table of Contents
2013 Table of Contents
MacTech Magazine: Table of Contents
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December 2013
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Mac Enterprise
Mavericks Admin Notes
Some changes in OS X 10.9 of interest to system administrators -
Developer to Developer
Objective-C and Framework Pitfalls
Look out for these subtle issues -
Programming a Drupal Module
How to create a Drupal Module -
Mac in the Shell
More Mavericks Command Line Gems
New and updated command line tools in Apple’s latest release -
Monoprice 27" IPS LCD
Huge, yet inexpensive — is it worth it? -
Operational Excellence
Future Planning
What happens when you aren’t there? -
Workflow QuickTips
UI Scripting Changes in Mavericks
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The MacTech Spotlight
LeRoy Dennison
http://www.pcm.com
November 2013
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Mac Enterprise
More AutoPkg
Automate finding, downloading and packaging updates for mass deployment -
Documenting your technology business
Be the know-it-all -
S3 and the Static Web
An Overview of Amazon S3 storage and Static Web Hosting -
Creating a Preference Pane for a Mac app
Learn how to create and use a System Preference Pane from a Cocoa Mac App -
Workflow QuickTips
Enabling UI Scripting via AppleScript
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Mac in the Shell
New Tools in Mavericks
Interesting command line tools for the Mac tech -
KoolTools
3D Game Programming for Kids HiRise for iMac Audioengine 2+ Speakers A Theory of Fun for Game Design Promise Technology’s Pegasus2 3D Game Programming for Kids -
The MacTech Spotlight
Per Olofsson
http://www.gu.se
October 2013
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Mac Enterprise
Introducing AutoPkg
Automate finding, downloading and packaging updates for mass deployment -
Using Drush
How to use Drupal’s command line interfrace. -
Managing Mavericks FileVault 2 with fdsetup
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Developer to Developer
Elements of Objective-C Style
The more subjective side of Objective-C -
KoolTools
WD Red, iStop Motion for OS X, iOS -
The MacTech Spotlight
Tim Sutton
http://macops.ca
September 2013
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Developer to Developer
Developer Essentials
Code improvement by self improvement -
Mac in the Shell
How Will I Know? (what machine I’m on)
Command line tools for system investigation -
Adopting Dropbox
Supporting Dropbox from the triage project -
Introduction to Amazon EC2
An overview of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud -
Workflow Quick Tips
Productivity App Pick
File Juicer -
The MacTech Spotlight
Clay Caviness
http://www.google.com
August 2013
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MacEnterprise
Accessing More Frameworks with Python
Using Python, PyObjC, and BridgeSupport to access OS X frameworks. -
An introduction to TCP/IP
Getting to know TCP/IP and its protocols -
Systematizing your technology business
Make your business hum, with and without you -
Diving into AWS
An overview of Philosophy and Tools -
Building a Media Center Using Plex
The Missing Piece to Your Home Screening Room -
Developer to Developer
Developer Essentials
Code improvement by self improvement -
Creating a simple iOS chat client
How to use your iOS device as a chat client -
KoolTools
Script Debugger 5
Vigil -
The MacTech Spotlight
Ben Waldie
http://www.automatedworkflows.com
July 2013
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MacEnterprise
Mountain Lion loginwindow slideshows
Configuring a slideshow at the loginwindow on Mountain Lion. -
An Introduction to Drupal
How to install and use Drupal on a Mac -
Developer to Developer
Know Your Key Commands
Becoming an Xcode ninja with four simple modifier keys -
Using telnet to troubleshoot TCP/IP services
How to use telnet to solve TCP/IP related problems -
Apple Hardware Testing in the Could
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Using VirtueMart for Web Payments
Running VirtueMart on a Joomla CMS -
The Mac OS X 10.8 Log Files
Understanding and utilizing Mountain Lion log files -
Mac in the Shell
Core Storage for Multiple Partitions with Boot Camp
Pushing the bounds of CoreStorage for practical reasons -
The MacTech Spotlight
Fritz Anderson
http://www.manoverboard.org
June 2013
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MacEnterprise
Command-line tools via Python and Cocoa
Using Python and the PyObjC bridge to build commandline tools. -
Refining the Triage Solution
Completing the medical triage project -
Developer to Developer
WWDC 2013 Round-up
What’s new and exciting for the coming months -
Migrating OS X VMs to a VMWare ESXi server
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KoolTools
Intego Security
KineticCloud
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CPU Diving
What’s Going on in There? -
The MacTech Spotlight
Samantha John
http://www.gethopscotch.com
May 2013
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MacEnterprise
One Last Round of Cocoa, Python
Using Xcode, Python and the PyObjC bridge to build Mac applications. -
Mac In The Shell
Diving Into Memory
How a computer uses memory, for System Administrators -
An Introduction to sar
Monitoring your Mac’s performance using sar. -
A Triage Solution for iOS
Developing a medical triage app for the iPhone -
Take Control of Your Passwords
Overcome password frustration with Joe Kissell’s expert advice! -
Using Email to Execute a Command
How to make email work for you. -
Developer to Developer
Core Image
Using and writing Core Image filters -
The MacTech Spotlight
Jesse Char
http://pacifichelm.com
April 2013
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MacEnterprise
Still More Cocoa, Python
Using Xcode, Python and the PyObjC bridge to build Mac applications. -
Mac In The Shell
Troubleshooting with (Hidden) DTrace
DTrace is tucked away is several troubleshooting tools – here’s your guide to them. -
Programming iCloud Applications
An introduction to the iCloud API. -
Rotating Views in iOS
Responding to orientation events from an iOS app. -
Beginning iOS 6 Developement
Exploring the iOS SDK. -
Drawing in iOS
Exploring the iOS SDK. -
KoolTools
Retrospect, PDFPen, Life Proof Fre, KBar Power Strip -
Code Sign Hell
How one solves code sign errors when having multiple Distribution Certificates with the same name. -
The MacTech Spotlight
Mike Ash
http://plausible.coop/ http://mikeash.com/
March 2013
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MacEnterprise
Another Round of Cocoa, Python?
Using Xcode, Python and the PyObjC bridge to build Mac applications -
Mac In The Shell
Scripts: How Do They Work?
What happens when you run your shell script? -
Virtualizing Your Mac Test Environment
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Migrating AppleScript Studio Apps to AppleScriptObjC (Cocoa-AppleScript)
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AppleScriptObjC Prints a Document
Understanding and implementing a print feature -
Developer to Developer
A tour of the many options for reading Apple’s developer docs
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KoolTools
DocProtect 3.0, Sonnet PCI Express Network Adapter Cards -
Code Sign Hell
How one solves code sign errors when having multiple Distribution Certificates with the same name. -
The MacTech Spotlight
Natalie Podrazik
http://29.io
February 2013
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MacEnterprise
More Cocoa, Python?
Using Xcode, Python and the PyObjC bridge to build Mac applications -
CES 2013 Hottest New Products
What’s new this year from the best in the business -
An Introduction to MRTG
Graphing network traffic with MRTG -
An introduction to Cacti
What it is, and how to use it. -
Virtualization Benchmarks
Head-to-Head: How do VMware Fusion 5 and Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac compare? A deep look tells even more. -
Code Sign Hell
How one solves code sign errors when having multiple Distribution Certificates with the same name. -
Mac In The Shell
Bringing the Command-Line to You
Or, what are my ‘power user’ tools? -
Recording A Legend
How we made the videos for MacTech Conference 2012 -
The MacTech Spotlight
Gwynne Raskind
www.darkrainfall.org
January 2013
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MacEnterprise
Introduction to Cocoa-Python
Using Xcode, Python and the PyObjC bridge to build Mac applications -
Developer to Developer
AppCode
A review of JetBrains’s Xcode alternative -
An Introduction to MRTG
Graphing network traffic with MRTG -
About the Fusion Drive
Create your own on an old or new Mac -
Preferences with AppleScript
Exploring and supporting user defaults -
Programming a Joomla! Extension
How to program a Joomla module -
AppleScripting System Preferences
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Mac In The Shell
New to Mountain Lion
My favorite new command-line tools in Mountain Lion -
KoolTools
Stellar Volume Repair Account Edge 2013 Pathfinder -
The MacTech Spotlight
Ben Haller
Stick Software http://www.sticksoftware.com
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